The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, July 16, 2003

Taking on the Big Four
THE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS Action Committee for Level Playing Field may have succeeded, with its recent release of a `white paper' on multinational accounting firms, in sensitising the general public that internationally these firms are capable of ... More

POLITICS

Wasteful rituals
WHEN the United States emerged after the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the first thing that the founding fathers did was to do away with the elaborate rituals, dress codes and titles that the British had ... More

Congress: A new resolution in Shimla
Rattled by its failure to regain power in April 1999 after the fall by one vote of the Vajpayee Government, the Congress(I) is keen to tie up all loose ends well ahead of time, leaving nothing to chance. More

TAXATION

State VAT: Take measures to counter effects
The implementation of VAT as part of the reforms process is inevitable, though its implication for the public revenue of the States is a cause for concern. Corrective measures need to be put in place to counter the adverse impact of this tax system o n the economy and on public finances, says R. Srinivasan. More

WATER

National water grid — A hundred-year-old plan
MUCH is being talked and written about inter-linking of rivers. While there is a vague recognition that this is not a new idea, few politicians, engineers or members o the public know that the concept dates back at ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Dismissed TN govt employees — Why are no tears shed for them?
ALMOST everyone was taken aback that the Madras High Court did not come to the rescue of the dismissed employees of the Tamil Nadu Government, beyond the release of the nearly 2,200 arrested employees and directing ... More

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